Hanger.



G. MATHERY.

HANGER.

APPLICATION IILED APB. 8,-1918.

Patented Mar, 31, 1914.

CHARLES mn'rn'nn, OF PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY.

' HANGER.

Specificatipn of Letters Patent. Patented Mai. 31, 1914.

Application filed April 8, 1918. Serial No. 759,734.

at dilterent points are intercepted by man-' holes in order that the conduits atintervals may be accessible to the cables, The manholes are usually of considerable size ,and in passing across the manholes the cables have to be supported. It is usual in such instances to provide a hanger or rack which may support one or sometimes as many as three or more of such cables, Heretofor'e, so far as I am aware, the hangers in use have recessed portions forming seats for different cables but such hangers do not permit various adjustments to properly support the cables, and further, the hangers are so supported that they cannot be held in the desired compact relation with respect to each other and while in such relation attached to or detached from a support.

The principle object of the present inven-' tion is to overcome the objections referred to and to provide a simple and efiicient banger or device by which one or more cables may be properly supported and permitted to assume various angles to adapt the cable in passing across a man-hole through one of the individual tubes to enter another one not necessarily in alin'ement therewith if the tubes are so positioned with relation to each other.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple and cflicient hanger or device which will not require more space for its attachment or detachment to a support than substantially the actual size of the hanger itself in order that a number of the said hangers may be superposed to adapt a large number of cables to be supported.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and efiicient means for prop-- erly holding the hanger to a support.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a hanger which may be used for various purposes and in various connections.

With these and other objects in View, the invention will be hereinafter more particu-- larly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and will then be pointed out. in the claims at the end of the description;

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional plan view through a manholeshowing one form of the invention in'use and supporting two electric cables. Fig. 2 is a vertical sec-- tion, partly in elevation, on a large scale, showing how the hanger is held to a standard or support. Fig. 3 is a front elevation, a part of the standard or support being broken away; and Fig.4 is a detail perspective view of the hanger.

A number of man-holes 10 are arranged at intervals along the conduit for electric cables and within said man-holes are placed a number of supports or standards 11. These standards or supports 11 may be of channel iron and maybe built as a part of the'mali holes, which latter may be of cement, brick, or other material. Each standard orsupport 11 has a plurality-of slots or openings 12 arranged above each other and substantially central ofisaid support. Each slot-'12 has a small or narrow part 13 and a transverse grooved part or broad portion 14 forming substantially an inverted T-shaped slot which is adapted to be engaged by the head-15 of a spring 16. The-spring 16 is held at one end by one or more rivets 17 or other fastening means to a bracket, arm or member 18 and within an arch-shaped part 19 of said bracket. The bracket 18 maybe of any suitable material and of any desired length and either or both ends may be closed, as at 20. The end 20 has a slot 21 to permit the head of the spring 16 to project theretlirough beyond the end. This head 15 is somewhat larger than the shank or body of'the spring and is of a size to fit the groove or broad portion 14 of the slot 12 and the small part or shank of the spring is of a size to fit the narrow portion 13 of the S1011. The bracket 18 is placed in position and held tothe support 11 by causing the head 15 of the spring 16 to enter the groove 14'of any one of the slots 12 and permitting the smaller part of the spring to enter the part .13 of the slot which Will serve to lock the time resting against the face of said support. The spring or member 16 may be normally forced away from the arched part 19 of the body of the bracket by inserting a tool penil or instrument of any kind through an openin '22, by which the spring 1b may be forced iar enoughto cause the head to be assed through the slot 14 and then by reeasing the spring the latter will shift to a position to cause the ends of the head 15 to be locked to the support. The bracket 18 is also provided at the lower end of the end 20 with 2. lug or projection 23 which is adapted to enter one of the slots 12 beneath the one through which passes the locking head 15, thus serving further to support the bracket 18 properly and detachabl'y to the support 11. By this means, the bracket 18 may be held to or detached from the su port by simply pressing on the spring 15 through the opening 552 without dis turbing in anyway the cables above or be low the same so long there sullicient space simply for the arm or member to moved endwise in position, thus the cables may be held in a Very compact relation.

To support the cables and to adapt the same to be properly positioned 7 1th respect to the bracket 18, I provide :2 crudle or member 24. This cradle n' be oi. porcela' or any other suitable mate or recessed to form a soul; for the cable, the cable being indicated in dotted lines at 26, in Figs. 2 and 3, and in full lines in Fig. 1. The cradle 24 rests upon the arch-- shaped portion 19 of the bracket 18 and is recessed, as at 27, underneath the some to fit said arch-shaped portion and by which the said cradle or member may be moved about the arch 19 to adapt the cradles to extendv at various angles through the man-holes 10 The arch or urclrshaped part 19 is of cient length to sup ort several of the cradles 24 and these credits are i" (ii and. our Ell bracket as well as angularly. Each cradle 24 has -a. groo e 28 and rib or tongue along two sides thereof and the rib each side is adapted to lit intb a groove 30 extending lengthwise of the bracket or member 18. lhe bracket 18 is pros-'ided with. a rib 31 adjacent to each groove 30 and on opposite sides thereof. and either rib 31 is adapted to fit into one of the grooves 28 of the cradle. The purpose of the tongue and groove of the cradle and of the bracket 18 is to permit the cradle to be adjusted about the arch 19, and should the angular adjustment be such as to cause the tongues and groove of the cradle and member 18 to en adjustable length- Wise to properly position the some along the "1h other, it will. prevent the cradle- 24 becoming enthely disen uged or fal nu the arch as the mic cradle is free The cradle is thus to j-crznit adjust o more about id ar h. .nppor d in such a. W nient v i wise to p .1 the cradle with respect to the table and the cradle also is permitted to be ustecl laterally about the arch 19 to compensate any desired angle or inclination of the cable.

From the h regoi it will be seen that a s 'iplc and hanger or supporting means for ables or r ier purpose is provided; t l hanger Anny be readily attached to o ed from a support; that said bongo; device requires no more room for ire attachment or detachment than substantially the ml of the device; that ole means e to same is sir ple in conve to .rnmiufucture.

l c lengthwise of the bracket and luterell; about the arched body thereof. 2. Ln a. hunger e. bracket having an body and u. tong e and groove along each edge len thwise the (of, and u cradle huvin a recc (1 portion running a seat for Els /inga tongue and groove each edge adapted to engage the do and groove of said bracket '1! nd to be movable icngtl'iwisc and about the arched body.

3. combination of a support. a

bracket, and an independent supxhlc to different in ion around said bruchct.

l e hanger, the combination of :1 having an arch-shaped body adaptuttucl'uncnt m a support, and a. cradle movable to different inclinations i said urchshuped body.

. spoolticatiou. signed and witnessed this; 5th day of April A. D. 1-913.

l CHARLES MAlllll-R.

Witnesses:

(J. liAIrrELS, Lies-run C. TAYLOR. 

